24th March » James I of England known as James VI of Scotland also becomes James I of England, upon the death of Elizabeth I of England or Elizabeth I.
24th March » Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shogun from Emperor Go-Yozei, and establishes the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo, Japan.
25th July » James VI and I James VI of Scotland is crowned List of English monarchs king of England (James I of England), bringing the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into personal union. Political union would Acts of Union 1707 occur in 1707.
17th November » English exploration e.g explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason.
Famous Birthdays in 1603
27th January » Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet, English lawyer and politician (d. 1685)
18th March » Simon Bradstreet, English-American businessman and politician, 20th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1693)
19th April » Michel Le Tellier, French politician, Minister of Defence (France) named French Minister of Defence (d. 1685)
17th June » Joseph of Cupertino, Italian mystic and saint (d. 1663)
11th July » Kenelm Digby, English courtier and diplomat (d. 1665)
9th August » Johannes Cocceius, German-Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1669)
16th November » Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673)
21st December » Roger Williams (theologian) named Roger Williams, English-American minister, theologian, and politician, 9th List of colonial governors of Rhode Island e.g President of the Colony of Rhode Island (d. 1684)
Famous Deaths in History for 1603
7th February » Hermann Wilken, German mathematician (b. 1522)
23rd February » Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519)